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Washington longed to retire to his fields at Mount Vernon. But he soon realized that the Nation under its Articles of Confederation was not functioning well, so he became a prime mover in the steps leading to the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. When the new Constitution was ratified, the Electoral College unanimously elected Washington President.
He did not infringe upon the policy making powers that he felt the Constitution gave Congress. But the determination of foreign policy became preponderantly a Presidential concern. When the French Revolution led to a major war between France and England, Washington refused to accept entirely the recommendations of either his Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, who was pro-French, or his Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, who was pro-British. Rather, he insisted upon a neutral course until the United States could grow stronger. WhiteHouse.gov
Based on evidence from your text, why did Washington reject the advice of both Jefferson and Hamilton and adopt a policy of neutrality?
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• The nation could not afford another war so soon after the Revolution.
• Washington was timid about taking military action.
• Washington feared that war would divide the nation.
• Washington was upset over the murder of the French king
Washington longed to retire to his fields at Mount Vernon. But he soon realized that the Nation under its Articles of Confederation was not functioning well, so he became a prime mover in the steps leading to the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. When the new Constitution was ratified, the Electoral College unanimously elected Washington President.
He did not infringe upon the policy making powers that he felt the Constitution gave Congress. But the determination of foreign policy became preponderantly a Presidential concern. When the French Revolution led to a major war between France and England, Washington refused to accept entirely the recommendations of either his Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, who was pro-French, or his Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, who was pro-British. Rather, he insisted upon a neutral course until the United States could grow stronger. WhiteHouse.gov
Based on evidence from your text, why did Washington reject the advice of both Jefferson and Hamilton and adopt a policy of neutrality?
(1 point)
• The nation could not afford another war so soon after the Revolution.
• Washington was timid about taking military action.
• Washington feared that war would divide the nation.
• Washington was upset over the murder of the French king
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Washington rejected the advice of both Jefferson and Hamilton and adopted a policy of neutrality because he believed that the nation could not afford another war so soon after the Revolution. This is evidenced by his insistence on a neutral course until the United States could grow stronger, indicating his concern for the nation's stability and capacity to engage in conflict at that time.
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The correct answer is: **The nation could not afford another war so soon after the Revolution.** This aligns with Washington's concern that the United States needed to grow stronger before engaging in foreign conflicts.
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